The Accountant 2 Review

 

Alright another day, another film review. Let's get to it.

The Accountant 2 is an action-thriller movie and the sequel to the 2016 film. It was produced by Artists Equity, 51 Entertainment, Zero Gravity Management, and Filmtribe with distribution being handled by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Bill Dubuque returns to write with Gavin O'Connor also returning to direct.

The story is, after someone was close to her was killed, Treasury Department agent Marybeth Medina contacts Christian Wolff to solve the murder. Knowing he can't do this alone, Christian calls for his brother to help him. But as they get closer and closer to the truth, more and more of the most ruthless killers try to put a stop to them.

Initial Reaction

Having found the first movie pretty good, I was looking forward to the sequel. Especially since this time around we'd be getting to see more of Christian and his brother Braxton together.

Cons

I've got nothing negative to say. So let's move on.

Middle Ground

First let's start off with the action. Now it is well made. Nice choreography and some good hand-to-hand, however I gotta admit a lot of action scenes aren't very memorable. They're very standard. Really the only standout was the rescue scene at the end. Then there's the story. The two best ones were seeing Christian and Braxton reconnect as brothers when they've spent so much time apart, with themes such as family and loneliness being touched upon. The other good aspect was Christian's development. This time around he's moving on from past trauma and helping out those who are in similar situations as him. It's nicely done progression. However other characters such as Marybeth don't get anything and the female villain Anaïs gets a backstory, but because she's gone throughout the current events happening it's a little bit hard to get behind her character. There's also the human trafficking angle of the story. While it's handled with care the writer didn't explore much.

Pros

First there's the pacing. Small parts of the second act were slow, but what saved the pacing was the quick beginning and the third act ramping it up. So the pacing's pretty good. Because this time around Christian and Braxton are teaming up, we do dive into buddy-comedy moments. But you can breath a sigh of relief because the comedy was more natural and drew from character-driven moments then some stupid cringe worthy gags. The last thing is Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal's chemistry. These two drive the movie. From action to emotional moments to funny brotherly banter , these two are a blast to watch.

The Accountant 2 while not the greatest, still has a lot going for it. So if you're looking for something fun to watch give this movie a shot.

My final rating is, Good.

Well I'm all done here. Come back on Thursday, May 1st, for part one of Looking Back at the Films of 2024. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.